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Edgewalkers are the First...
The Book:
They're the first people to volunteer to head up a new business unit, lead a cross-company initiative, or take on an overseas assignment.
They're the glass half-full folks, who are constantly thinking "out of the box," forging alliances with colleagues in other departments, seeking out new solutions to old problems, and anticipating challenges on the horizon. And in today's increasingly diverse workplaces, they are often people who have pursued unusual educational and career paths, traveled widely, and speak more than one language. Judi Neal has a term for these people: Edgewalkers. Literally, an edgewalker is someone who walks between two worlds. In ancient cultures, each village had a shaman or medicine man who would visit the invisible world to obtain vital information, guidance, and healing for members of the tribe.
Today's corporate edgewalkers serve a similar function, interpreting trends from the marketplace, translating messages across departments, and envisioning the future impact of today's decisions and actions.
"Edgewalking" doesn't come without its own risks and challenges; these unconventional people often clash with more traditional, rule-bound colleagues, and they are often frustrated by organizational systems that emphasize quantitative results over creative impulses. And yet in today's fast-changing, globalized business environment, organizations must recruit and support these people in order to stay competitive.
Featuring colorful interviews with edgewalkers from a variety of fields and practical tools to gauge and manage your own edgewalking skills, Edgewalkers explores the opportunities that are created by defying formal boundaries and fostering creativity at every level of the organization.
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Are you an Edgewalker?
There are five Qualities of Being that are inherent in people who are on the leading edge. Everyone has these qualities to some degree, but they are more defined in Edgewalkers. These five qualities are:
1. Self-awareness
2. Passion
3. Integrity
4. Vision
5. Playfulness
Edgewalkers are also very skillful in the following five areas:
1. Knowing the future
2. Risk-taking
3. Manifesting
4. Focusing
5. Connecting
We are in the process of completing and testing the Individual Edgewalker Scale that will provide a profile to employees about the level of the five Qualities of Being and the five Edgewalker Skills. Watch this site for availability.
Click here to take a simple Edgewalker Questionnaire.
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UPCOMING EVENTS

Dates
and Details...
April 25 - May 2, 2009
Walking on the Leading Edge
Mallorca, Spain
Mallorca Brochure
Register Here
May 15-17, 2009
Walking on the Leading Edge
For Women Leaders
Milford, CT
Milford Brochure
Register Here
June 3-4, 2009
Walking on the Leading Edge
Lisbon, Portugal
Lisbon Brochure
Watch for registration details
June 6-7, 2009
Keynote: Edgewalkers
International Congress of Synchronization with Planet Earth
Lisbon, Portugal
Watch for registration details
NEWS
February 17, 2009
Edgewalker Pilot Test Survey results released. Click here for Summary Report. .
December 16 , 2008
Judith Neal was interviewed by host Don Phin. A recording is available on the
HR That Works
View the associated Powerpoint Presentation
December 11 , 2008
Judith Neal was interviewed by Les Lovoy of WBHM (an NPR station) on
Considering Faith: Religion in the Workplace
November 12, 2008
Judith Neal was interviewed by host Abby Straus. A recording is available on the Coaching Commons
May 16, 2007
Lance Giroux
Interviews Judith Neal
March 30, 2007
Edgewalkers is focus of
Embracing the Journey
Radio Show
Edgewalkers Available at Amazon.com
Edgewalker Endorsements
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